Note 01 / Performance note
A pause is part of the performance.
In an interactive character, the time between hearing and replying becomes something the audience reads.
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Presence is in the response.
A pause. A glance. A refusal. The small choices that make an interactive character feel coherent.
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01 / CONTEXT
What does the scene ask?
02 / CHOICE
How does the character respond?
03 / INTERPRETATION
What do we read into it?
Notes on being someone.
The reference index →Note 02 / Character brief
What travels with a character?
A portable model can carry a body and its expression controls. A recognizable character needs a record of its choices, too.
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